Psych Registered Nurse (RN) - Full Time - Nights - Intensive Treatment Unit

Riverside Health; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign On Bonus

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Hampton, VA is hiring an RN to provide comprehensive nursing care under supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for assigned patients, using evidence-based practices and a diverse patient population focus.

You will collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team, coordinate education and discharge planning, and ensure documentation meets regulatory standards. Weekend/Irregular shifts are required.

Qualifications

• Assessment of clinical and psychosocial needs to develop a care plan.
• Competent in age-related patient needs and nursing unit competencies.
• Documentation per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• CPR/BLS certification and RN licensure required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and develop, implement, and evaluate a plan of care.
• Partner with patients and family to ensure effective care and education.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team for care transitions and throughput.
• Document care and quality data per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate and prioritize tasks to ensure safe, ethical patient care.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Team collaboration

Discharge education

RN license

BLS/CPR

Education

BSN

ADN

Nursing Diploma

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Hampton, VirginiaHiring Range$36.50 - $50.23/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.Sign On Bonus Eligible!OverviewWorks under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Director and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with age related needs of the specific patient populations served in nursing unit. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.What you will doDemonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population. Demonstrates nursing unit specific competencies and equipment training, see checklists.Partners with patients and their family to develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Incorporates evidence based standards of practice and collaborates with interdisciplinary team in care coordination. Facilitates safe patient transition to next level of care as part of plan of care.Demonstrates sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to ensure patient receives consistent, competent and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient when addressing service needs to ensure evidence based quality care of patient.Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations. Modifies education method to ensure patient/family understanding. Assumes responsibility to coordinate and deliver individualized patient education and discharge specific education to family/caregivers. Evaluates for comprehension and documents.Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.Delegates and prioritizes tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and service excellence to meet the patient's care needs. Recognizes and responds to emergency situations. Evaluates resources and support needed and uses systems to ensure needs are met.QualificationsEducationBachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) orAssociates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) orProgram Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate's or Bachelor's in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required) andHigh School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)Experience1 year Related RN Experience (Preferred)Licenses and CertificationsRegistered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or licensed in compact state Upon Hire (Required) andCPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire (Required)Other RequirementsWeekend ShiftsIrregular ShiftsTo learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.